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[Strange Chronicles of Tang]

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[Episode 3]

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Tell us.

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So the 3 of us

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don't have to suspect each other.

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Otherwise...

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Don't! Don't! Don't!

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I know nothing about any blood letter.

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When did I ever write a blood letter?

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You messed with us
and then tried to leave?

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If we hadn't locked you up here,

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you would have run away long ago.

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You wrote a blood letter asking for help,

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and now you don't dare to admit it.

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Then I have no choice.

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Though I hate to do it,

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I'll have to

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kill you.

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Get off the horse.

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Don't make any noise.

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I...

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I did think about

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renting a place somewhere else.

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But now I don't want to leave.

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You three

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have treated me well,

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taking turns keeping me company.

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This is even better

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than having multiple wives.

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Living such a pleasurable life,

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who would want to leave?

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And also,

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when I wanted mushrooms for my birthday,

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you three

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gathered mushrooms to make soup for me.

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How could I possibly think of leaving?

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Did you really not write a blood letter?

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No, I didn't.

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Look.

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If you don't believe me,

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see for yourselves.

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Where are the wounds

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on my 10 fingers?

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Where have they ever bled?

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Could it be that Lu Lingfeng

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has deceived us?

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Manniang,

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you don't need to be so vigilant.

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He must have made a mistake.

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We've lived in the Xiuzhen District

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for several years.

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Surely nothing will happen.

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It's still your fault.

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Manniang told you to talk less,

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but you just wouldn't listen.

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Who put him in the cage?

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I did.

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Let him out.

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If he's locked up too long and gets sick,

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how will he relieve our woes?

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Manniang,

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you make it sound like

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you're the only one who cares about him.

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Thank you, ladies.

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Woe-Reliever.

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Since it wasn't

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you who wrote that blood letter for help,

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you might as well stay here.

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Better than having you go elsewhere

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and flirt with other women.

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You don't need
to take the palace examination anymore.

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We will take good care of you.

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For the rest of your life,

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this is how it'll be.

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Someone else is here!

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Ladies, protect me!

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Someone has finally come to rescue me.

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These 3 female bandits

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are extremely vicious.

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I've been imprisoned here in darkness,

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forced all day long

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to relieve their woes.

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Jerk!

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Didn't you just say

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it's a pleasurable life
living with the 3 of us?

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This forest is called Ascension Forest.

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I pulled the robe off the tree

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3 days ago in the morning.

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According to local custom,

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whenever someone dies,

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their family applies a little sheep fat

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to the clothes or accessories

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they last wore

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and hangs them on branches
in Ascension Forest.

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This robe

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belonged to someone who died?

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Hanging up the deceased's clothes

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is supposedly to summon their soul,

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but actually, it serves to appease ghosts.

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This way, the spirits of the dead

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won't linger

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in the family home.

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So, isn't it the truth
that once someone dies,

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their family just wants
to get rid of them?

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Why?

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Did I say something wrong?

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Not at all.

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It's just that nobody else
thinks of it that way,

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but now that you mention it,

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I think you make a good point.

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Why is there a green bird over there?

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Indeed.

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It's bright green.

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Madam Master of Rain,

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do you come here often?

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Every morning.

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Because, besides being a Master of Rain,

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I have another identity.

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I'm a dew collector.

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You collect morning dew?

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Exactly.

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A Master of Rain, much like a coroner,

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is passed down through generations
in the family.

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My generation has no male heirs.

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I was 10 years old then.

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And somehow, I became

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Chang'an's first female Master of Rain.

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I can't say I hate it,

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nor do I particularly like it.

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But I always wanted to choose something

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for myself,

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so I became a dew collector.

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What's the dew used for?

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For years, Xiuzhen District
has been accepting

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cultivators from other districts

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and even from other prefectures.

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There are nearly 1,000 of them now.

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They believe

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that if they continuously consume
morning dew,

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they'll eventually ascend to immortality.

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That's quite a business
with no investment.

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That morning,

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as usual,

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I came to Ascension Forest to collect dew.

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It was my first time

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taking a robe from Ascension Forest.

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I really liked the color

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and thought I'd wear it
during rain prayers.

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But when I tried it on at home,

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for some reason,

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a bone-chilling cold came over me.

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It was terrifying.

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Just then, someone
came collecting old items,

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so I sold it.

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I know I was wrong,

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but the robe was hung for the dead,

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so it's not really stealing, is it?

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I suppose not.

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I just want to know

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where exactly

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this robe was hanging.

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Right here.

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On that branch?

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Anything else?

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If not,

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I need to go back and cook for my husband.

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Thank you for your trouble.

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Today,

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thanks to your timely arrival,

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that scoundrel didn't succeed.

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Thank you.

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D-Don't mention it.

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If it weren't for Madam Yingtao,

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I would have been done for.

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Then I should thank you too.

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No need.

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I didn't come to save you anyway.

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Well, you're still a good girl.

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Mr. Su is quite fortunate.

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I... I really am a good girl.

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You're not bad either.

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Well,

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how did this turn
into a mutual admiration session?

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You two should not

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stay here too long.

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Though this place
is called Ascension Forest,

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the yin energy is very strong here.

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Thanks for the reminder.

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We'll just look around and leave.

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That woman is strange.

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Is she?

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She just complimented you.

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She's right, though.

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I am a good girl.

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Yes,

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yes, you are.

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Can a good girl

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climb trees?

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Of course.

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Yingtao!

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Are you okay?

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I'm fine.

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Why were there so many birds in this tree?

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And they're all green.

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According to legend,

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after death but before burial,

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a type of bird flies out from the coffin,

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called Sha.

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The "Sha" that means "kill"?

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Yes, yes,

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that's the word.

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It has emerald green feathers,

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transformed from human ghosts.

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It shouldn't be called Sha.

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Might as well just call it Ghost Bird.

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Its common name is indeed Ghost Bird.

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These birds are strange.

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I didn't see any outside.

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They must

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only live in this forest.

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So,

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it's not the birds that are strange;

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it's this forest.

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Can you climb up again?

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Yes.

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Have you found any clues up there?

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No.

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There's not even a thread

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on these branches.

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Could Ruiqiu have lied to us?

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Here, catch this.

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Hang it there.

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What are you doing?

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Quickly, search carefully.

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If the robe had knot buttons before,

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they must have been torn off

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when Ruiqiu pulled it down.

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Hurry, look for it.

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Su Wuming.

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Is this it?

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This should be it.

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The fabric is ordinary,

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but this knot button

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is made of turquoise.

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The robe

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has quite a history.

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Run now!

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Guys.

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You must be wanderers
of the martial world.

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Who sent you

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to assassinate us?

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Not gonna say anything?

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Fine,

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I'll tell you something.

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The man behind me

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is under my protection.

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If you dare take his life

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or harm him in any way,

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I will fight you to the death.

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Until

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I shed my last drop of blood!

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Thankfully, you've been

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by my side, protecting me.

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Otherwise,

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I would've died twice.

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Quick, help rub my back.

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What's wrong?

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When I was saving you,

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I pulled my back.

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Good thing I've scared

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those 2 assassins away.

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Otherwise, we'd both be dead.